Hawaii earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 8 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii on Tue, May 28, 1963, 7:31 PM GMT-10 (05:31 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 12 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
1963-05-29 05:31:40 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
19.377° N, 155.275° W
Region
Hawaii
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.7 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.08
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
130°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 159 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.147 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23127 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.42 km E of Orchidlands Estates, Hawaii · 23125 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23125 days ago · 32 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.712 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23125 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.423 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23125 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.76 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23124 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.910 km WSW of Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii · 23124 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.89 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23123 days ago · 31 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.44 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23123 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.217 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23122 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.36 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23122 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.710 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23121 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.415 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23120 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.36 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23120 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23120 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.519 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23119 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 3.016 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23118 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  18. 4.06 km N of Wai‘?hinu, Hawaii · 23118 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.311 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23117 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 2.118 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23117 days ago · 44 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 3.019 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23117 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 3.015 km WSW of Kailua-Kona, HI · 23116 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23115 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23114 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 2.77 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23114 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away
  26. 3.08 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23114 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.417 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23113 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  28. 2.010 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23113 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.714 km SSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23113 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 2.513 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23112 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.57 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23112 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.913 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23112 days ago · 28 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.910 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23112 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.49 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23111 days ago · -1 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 3.51 km NNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23111 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  36. 2.31 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23110 days ago · 25 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 2.10 km NW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23110 days ago · 27 km deep · 9 km away
  38. 2.30 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23110 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.517 km SW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23109 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 2.43 km ESE of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23108 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 2.719 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23108 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.218 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23107 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.911 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23107 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  44. 2.77 km SW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23104 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  45. 2.618 km S of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23103 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  46. 2.59 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · 27 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.513 km WNW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23101 days ago · 29 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 2.713 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23100 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.224 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23099 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 2.235 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23098 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.618 km SSE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23097 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  52. 2.37 km ESE of Waimea, Hawaii · 23097 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 2.02 km SE of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23096 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.614 km WSW of Captain Cook, Hawaii · 23096 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 2.411 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23095 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  56. 2.38 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23095 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 3.115 km NNE of Kalaoa, Hawaii · 23095 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 3.27 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23094 days ago · -1 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 3.013 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 5 km away
  60. 2.912 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23093 days ago · -1 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 159.

Before

  1. 2.220 km SSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23128 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.647 km ESE of Naalehu, Hawaii · 23128 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.720 km W of Volcano, Hawaii · 23129 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.519 km S of Volcano, Hawaii · 23131 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.918 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23131 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 2.312 km SSE of Volcano, Hawaii · 23132 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.616 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23133 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 2.63 km SSE of Puako, Hawaii · 23133 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.516 km SSW of Leilani Estates, Hawaii · 23134 days ago · 36 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.020 km E of P?hala, Hawaii · 23134 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.622 km SSW of Honoka‘a, Hawaii · 23134 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.816 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.319 km S of Fern Forest, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.215 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23135 days ago · 1 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.718 km N of P?hala, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.917 km E of Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 3.518 km NNE of P?hala, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 2.95 km WNW of P?hala, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 2.718 km WSW of Volcano, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 2.024 km SW of Pa‘auilo, Hawaii · 23136 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event hv19630545. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:47 AM UTC.